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Rice University News & MediaTue, 18 Dec 2018 20:07:49 +0000en-UShourly1http://news-network.rice.edu/?v=4.8.8Anti-Semitism teach-in brings Rice community togetherhttp://news.rice.edu/2018/11/12/anti-semitism-teach-in-brings-rice-community-together/
Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:28:33 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=117140The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and last year's deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville are just two examples of anti-Semitism – commonly defined as hostility to, prejudice or discrimination against Jews. An anti-Semitism teach-in at Rice focused on these expressions of hate and how communities can support people affected by them with sensitivity, cultural competence and compassion.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/11/1112_BONIUK-b-20656wv.jpgYo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble in residence at Ricehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/10/09/yo-yo-mas-silkroad-ensemble-in-residence-at-rice/
Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:12:56 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=116068Musicians from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble joined cultural leaders at the Baker Institute for Public Policy Sept. 26 for a special event highlighting the unifying power of culture and the arts in a complex and often fragmented world.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/10/DSF3369-24yhnv7.jpgFollowing a performance by Silkroad musicians, a panel moderated by Alison Weaver, the Suzanne Deal Booth Executive Director at the Moody Center for the Arts, discussed the importance of culture in diplomatic discourse. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)Boniuk Institute brings Subway Therapy art project to Ricehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/09/24/boniuk-institute-brings-subway-therapy-art-project-to-rice/
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:26:30 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=115638Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, as part of its Arts of Tolerance program, invited New York artist Matthew Chavez to bring his acclaimed Subway...

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/09/moodycollage-z9tqb0.jpgMoody fall lineupRice event to examine faith during and after Harvey Aug. 30 http://news.rice.edu/2018/08/21/rice-event-to-examine-faith-during-and-after-harvey-aug-30/
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:54:00 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=114620HOUSTON – (Aug. 21, 2018) – Rice University's Religion and Public Life Program and Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance will host "Faith During and After Harvey: One Year Later" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in Herring Hall on the Rice campus.

]]>Rice U. to break ground on new School of Social Sciences building this summerhttp://news.rice.edu/2018/07/16/rice-to-break-ground-on-new-school-of-social-sciences-building-this-summer/
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 05:01:47 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=113237HOUSTON – (July 16, 2018) – Rice University will break ground on the Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences, a new home for the School of Social Sciences, in August. The new building will be named for Patti and Jonathan Kraft, the lead donors for the project.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/07/1706_APPROACH-b-uawof9.gifA rendering of the future Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.Rice U. to break ground on new School of Social Sciences building this summerhttp://news.rice.edu/2018/07/16/rice-to-break-ground-on-new-school-of-social-sciences-building-this-summer-2/
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 05:01:24 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=113243Rice University will break ground on the Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences, a new home for the School of Social Sciences, in August. The new building will be named for Patti and Jonathan Kraft, the lead donors for the project.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/07/1706_APPROACH-b-uawof9.gifA rendering of the future Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.Boniuk Institute’s Arts of Tolerance program kicks off with music and dancehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/04/16/boniuk-institutes-arts-of-tolerance-program-kicks-off-with-music-and-dance/
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:59:07 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=110287None other than the Grammy Award-winning Silk Road Ensemble, whose performers hail from more than 20 countries and draw on a rich tapestry of musical traditions, captivated the audience gathered for the April 12 inaugural event of the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance’s Arts of Tolerance program. The ensemble, which includes alumni of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, performed the haunting and beautiful “Silent City.”

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/04/0416_BONIUK-b-1ae9puv.jpgBoniuk Institute’s Arts of Tolerance program kicks off with music and danceRice Interfaith Week is Feb. 12-17http://news.rice.edu/2018/02/12/rice-interfaith-week-is-feb-12-17/
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:54:36 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=107841The Rice community is invited to participate in the annual Rice Interfaith Week Feb. 12-17.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2013/05/0520_BONIUK-b.jpgBoniuk InstituteRice to host panel discussion Sept. 15 on Islam, stereotypes surrounding the religionhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/08/31/rice-to-host-panel-discussion-sept-15-on-islam-stereotypes-surrounding-the-religion/
Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=92374HOUSTON – (Aug. 31, 2016) – Islam and stereotypes surrounding the religion will be the focus of "Islam and Public Life: Addressing Stigmas and Stereotypes," a panel discussion to be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in Herring Hall, Room 100, on the campus of Rice University.

]]>Rice’s Boniuk Institute welcomes State Department officialshttp://news.rice.edu/2016/04/28/rices-boniuk-institute-welcomes-state-department-officials/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/04/28/rices-boniuk-institute-welcomes-state-department-officials/#respondThu, 28 Apr 2016 21:52:53 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=89106Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance hosted Shaun Casey, the U.S. special representative for religion and global affairs, and his chief of staff in the State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs, Rice alumna Liora Danan '03, April 27 to explore collaborative opportunities on religious literacy and tolerance in global contexts.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/04/28/rices-boniuk-institute-welcomes-state-department-officials/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/04/0502_BONIUK-b-16l9zcc.jpgKerry: Understanding religions needed for effective diplomacyhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/04/27/kerry-understanding-religions-needed-for-effective-diplomacy/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/04/27/kerry-understanding-religions-needed-for-effective-diplomacy/#respondWed, 27 Apr 2016 20:36:09 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=89071Secretary of State John Kerry took to the stage in a packed house at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall April 26 for a Baker Institute for Public Policy event focusing on the link between religion and foreign policy.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/04/27/kerry-understanding-religions-needed-for-effective-diplomacy/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/04/0502_KERRY-b-21arhqc.jpgRice’s Boniuk Institute, World Affairs Council of Houston to host ‘Between Faith and Extremism: An Interfaith Conversation’ March 9http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/29/rices-boniuk-institute-world-affairs-council-of-houston-to-host-between-faith-and-extremism-an-interfaith-conversation-march-9/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/29/rices-boniuk-institute-world-affairs-council-of-houston-to-host-between-faith-and-extremism-an-interfaith-conversation-march-9/#respondMon, 29 Feb 2016 16:21:20 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=86996HOUSTON – (Feb. 29, 2016) – Rabbi Reuven Firestone and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, two thought leaders in their respective faith communities who are committed to interfaith dialogue and exchange, will visit Houston March 9 to participate in a discussion about the relationship between religion and extremism.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/29/rices-boniuk-institute-world-affairs-council-of-houston-to-host-between-faith-and-extremism-an-interfaith-conversation-march-9/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/02/0229_BONIUK-b-1cjdbo5.jpgRice, Jain community join forces to further global understanding of ancient Indian religionhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/02/02/rice-jain-community-join-forces-to-further-global-understanding-of-ancient-indian-religion/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/02/rice-jain-community-join-forces-to-further-global-understanding-of-ancient-indian-religion/#respondTue, 02 Feb 2016 21:47:44 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=86236A new fellowship in Rice’s School of Humanities will help deepen the global understanding of Jainism, one of the oldest religious traditions of India. The Bhagwaan Mahavir/Chao Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jain Studies was made possible through a gift from leaders both in the local Jain community and from across the U.S.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/02/rice-jain-community-join-forces-to-further-global-understanding-of-ancient-indian-religion/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/02/0208_JAIN-b-1i8liqt.jpgRice alumna Larycia Hawkins meets with Boniuk Institute’s student councilhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/02/01/rice-alumna-larycia-hawkins-meets-with-boniuk-institutes-student-council/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/01/rice-alumna-larycia-hawkins-meets-with-boniuk-institutes-student-council/#respondMon, 01 Feb 2016 16:11:51 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=86198Rice alumna Larycia Hawkins ‘94, associate professor of political science at Wheaton College, visited campus Jan. 26 to speak during a private gathering with members of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance’s student council about her career in academia and issues of religious tolerance.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/09/02/rices-boniuk-institute-to-host-sacred-geometry-lecture-and-workshop-series-sept-13-15/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/09/0902_BONIUK-b.jpgNew leadership at the Boniuk Institutehttp://news.rice.edu/2015/08/24/new-leadership-at-the-boniuk-institute/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/08/24/new-leadership-at-the-boniuk-institute/#respondMon, 24 Aug 2015 16:43:07 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=79952The start of the school year brings new leadership to Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance. Paula Sanders, vice provost for academic affairs and professor of history, has become the institute’s interim director, and Islam scholar and Rice alumna Zahra Jamal ‘00 is the institute’s associate director for community engagement. Their new roles began July 1.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/08/24/new-leadership-at-the-boniuk-institute/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/08/0824_BONIUK-b.jpgRice student helps bring internationally recognized yogi and spiritual leader to Houstonhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/04/17/rice-student-helps-bring-internationally-recognized-yogi-and-spiritual-leader-to-houston/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/04/17/rice-student-helps-bring-internationally-recognized-yogi-and-spiritual-leader-to-houston/#respondFri, 17 Apr 2015 19:38:46 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=74540Rice University student Trent Navran was so profoundly moved by a Parish Fellowship experience studying yoga and meditation in Southeast Asia that he sought to bring Sadhguru, the yogi and spiritual leader who inspired him, to Houston for a Rice-sponsored event.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/04/17/rice-student-helps-bring-internationally-recognized-yogi-and-spiritual-leader-to-houston/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/04/0420_YOGI-b1.jpgLeebron, Sager discuss the Supreme Court and religionhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/04/06/leebron-sager-discuss-the-supreme-court-and-religion/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/04/06/leebron-sager-discuss-the-supreme-court-and-religion/#respondMon, 06 Apr 2015 16:28:58 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=73760A little over 30 years ago, Lawrence Sager, then a professor at New York University's School of Law, recruited a young legal scholar named David Leebron to become a faculty member at the school. Now president of Rice University, Leebron teamed up with his former mentor and colleague to discuss the legal underpinnings of timely questions of religious freedom and equality in the United States during a March 31 forum hosted by Rice's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/04/06/leebron-sager-discuss-the-supreme-court-and-religion/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/04/0406_BONIUK-b.jpgThe Supreme Court and religion in focus at Rice’s Boniuk Institute March 31http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/17/the-supreme-court-and-religion-in-focus-at-rices-boniuk-institute-march-31/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/17/the-supreme-court-and-religion-in-focus-at-rices-boniuk-institute-march-31/#respondTue, 17 Mar 2015 20:34:47 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=72826HOUSTON – (March 17, 2015) – Rice University President David Leebron and Lawrence Sager, one of the nation's leading constitutional theorists and scholars, will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court and religion at Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance March 31. The event is free and open to the public.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/17/the-supreme-court-and-religion-in-focus-at-rices-boniuk-institute-march-31/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/03/0317_BONIUK-b.jpgTheologian Richard Mouw to speak on interfaith dialogue, religious civility Feb. 24-25http://news.rice.edu/2015/02/11/theologian-richard-mouw-to-speak-on-interfaith-dialogue-religious-civility-feb-24-25/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/02/11/theologian-richard-mouw-to-speak-on-interfaith-dialogue-religious-civility-feb-24-25/#respondWed, 11 Feb 2015 15:35:13 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=71428HOUSTON – (Feb. 11, 2015) – Richard Mouw, a leading American theologian and philosopher, will discuss interfaith dialogue and religious civility at three events presented by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance Feb. 24-25. The events are free and open to the public.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/02/11/theologian-richard-mouw-to-speak-on-interfaith-dialogue-religious-civility-feb-24-25/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/02/0211_BONIUK-b.jpg‘Religious Diversity in a Secular Era’ to be presented Oct. 16 at Rice University’s Boniuk Institutehttp://news.rice.edu/2014/10/08/religious-diversity-in-a-secular-era-to-be-presented-oct-16-at-rice-universitys-boniuk-institute/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/10/08/religious-diversity-in-a-secular-era-to-be-presented-oct-16-at-rice-universitys-boniuk-institute/#respondWed, 08 Oct 2014 17:53:36 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=67045HOUSTON – (Oct. 8, 2014) – José Casanova, a leading scholar on religion and globalization, will discuss "Religious Diversity in a Secular Era" at Rice University Oct. 16. Presented by Rice's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, the event is free and open to the public.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/09/03/rices-boniuk-institute-presents-the-god-box-sept-13/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/09/0903_TheGodBox-b.jpgRice’s Boniuk Institute to participate in unveiling of prayer garden labyrinth June 7http://news.rice.edu/2014/06/03/rices-boniuk-institute-to-participate-in-unveiling-of-prayer-garden-labyrinth-june-7-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/06/03/rices-boniuk-institute-to-participate-in-unveiling-of-prayer-garden-labyrinth-june-7-2/#respondTue, 03 Jun 2014 13:57:41 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=61995HOUSTON – (June 3, 2014) – Four mosaic-tiled benches designed and created by 24 Houston-area high school students as part of the Sacred Sites Quest (SSQ) organized by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance will be part of a new labyrinth at the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church prayer garden, 1407 Valentine St. A dedication ceremony for the labyrinth will be at 10 a.m. June 7.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/06/03/rices-boniuk-institute-to-participate-in-unveiling-of-prayer-garden-labyrinth-june-7-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/06/0602_LABYRINTH-b.jpgRice’s Boniuk Institute to participate in unveiling of prayer garden labyrinth June 7http://news.rice.edu/2014/05/29/rices-boniuk-institute-to-participate-in-unveiling-of-prayer-garden-labyrinth-june-7/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/05/29/rices-boniuk-institute-to-participate-in-unveiling-of-prayer-garden-labyrinth-june-7/#respondThu, 29 May 2014 16:31:56 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=61739Four mosaic-tiled benches designed and created by 24 Houston-area high school students as part of the Sacred Sites Quest organized by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance will be part of a new labyrinth at the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church prayer garden, 1407 Valentine St. A dedication ceremony for the labyrinth will be at 10 a.m. June 7.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/05/29/rices-boniuk-institute-to-participate-in-unveiling-of-prayer-garden-labyrinth-june-7/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/05/0602_LABYRINTH-b.jpgBoniuk Institute to host panel on religious tolerance in America and globallyhttp://news.rice.edu/2014/04/04/boniuk-institute-to-host-panel-on-religious-tolerance-in-america-and-globally-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/04/04/boniuk-institute-to-host-panel-on-religious-tolerance-in-america-and-globally-2/#respondFri, 04 Apr 2014 16:25:05 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=58332Three leading international scholars will discuss the challenges of advancing religious tolerance in American and around the world at an April 10 panel hosted by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/04/04/boniuk-institute-to-host-panel-on-religious-tolerance-in-america-and-globally-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/04/0407_TOLERANCE-b1.jpgBoniuk Institute to host panel on religious tolerance in America and globallyhttp://news.rice.edu/2014/04/03/boniuk-institute-to-host-panel-on-religious-tolerance-in-america-and-globally/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/04/03/boniuk-institute-to-host-panel-on-religious-tolerance-in-america-and-globally/#respondThu, 03 Apr 2014 18:54:15 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=58327HOUSTON – (April 3, 2014) – Three leading international scholars will discuss the challenges of advancing religious tolerance in American and around the world at an April 10 panel hosted by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/04/03/boniuk-institute-to-host-panel-on-religious-tolerance-in-america-and-globally/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/04/0407_TOLERANCE-b.jpgWinners of Boniuk Institute’s Embracing Tolerance Essay Contest to be celebrated April 1http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/28/winners-of-boniuk-institutes-embracing-tolerance-essay-contest-to-be-celebrated-april-1/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/28/winners-of-boniuk-institutes-embracing-tolerance-essay-contest-to-be-celebrated-april-1/#respondFri, 28 Mar 2014 15:19:50 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=58094Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance will celebrate the winners of its 2014 Embracing Tolerance Essay Contest at 7 p.m. April 1 in the Rice Student Center's Farnsworth Pavilion.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/28/winners-of-boniuk-institutes-embracing-tolerance-essay-contest-to-be-celebrated-april-1/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/03/0331_BONIUK-b.jpgAfrica expert to give Boniuk Institute talk March 28http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/20/africa-expert-to-give-boniuk-institute-talk-march-28/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/20/africa-expert-to-give-boniuk-institute-talk-march-28/#respondThu, 20 Mar 2014 19:09:32 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=57716Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance will host a talk by economist and Africa scholar John Mukum Mbaku on “Religious Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence in Africa.”

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/20/africa-expert-to-give-boniuk-institute-talk-march-28/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/03/0324_MBAKU-b.jpgRice Interfaith Week is March 17-22http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/13/rice-interfaith-week-is-march-17-22/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/13/rice-interfaith-week-is-march-17-22/#respondThu, 13 Mar 2014 20:31:20 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=57334The Rice community is invited to participate in the second annual Rice Interfaith Week March 17-22.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2013/10/17/peace-studies-scholar-to-give-boniuk-institute-talk-nov-4/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2013/10/1021_BONIUK-b.jpgEcklund, Morrison named directors of the Boniuk Institutehttp://news.rice.edu/2013/09/03/ecklund-morrison-named-directors-of-the-boniuk-institute/
http://news.rice.edu/2013/09/03/ecklund-morrison-named-directors-of-the-boniuk-institute/#respondTue, 03 Sep 2013 14:52:50 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=48994Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Autrey Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Religion and Public Life Program, and Don Morrison, a professor of philosophy and classical studies, took the reins of Rice's new Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, which was established in May through a $28.5 million gift from Houston philanthropists Dr. Milton and Laurie Boniuk.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2013/09/03/ecklund-morrison-named-directors-of-the-boniuk-institute/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2013/09/0903_BONIUK-b.jpg$28.5 million gift establishes Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerancehttp://news.rice.edu/2013/05/16/28-5-million-gift-to-rice-university-will-establish-boniuk-institute-for-the-study-and-advancement-of-religious-tolerance-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2013/05/16/28-5-million-gift-to-rice-university-will-establish-boniuk-institute-for-the-study-and-advancement-of-religious-tolerance-2/#respondThu, 16 May 2013 21:30:54 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=45514Rice University has received a $28.5 million gift from Houston philanthropists Dr. Milton and Laurie Boniuk to establish an institute that promotes religious tolerance.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2013/05/16/28-5-million-gift-to-rice-university-will-establish-boniuk-institute-for-the-study-and-advancement-of-religious-tolerance-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2013/05/0520_BONIUK-b2.jpg$28.5 million gift to Rice University will establish Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerancehttp://news.rice.edu/2013/05/16/28-5-million-gift-to-rice-university-will-establish-boniuk-institute-for-the-study-and-advancement-of-religious-tolerance/
http://news.rice.edu/2013/05/16/28-5-million-gift-to-rice-university-will-establish-boniuk-institute-for-the-study-and-advancement-of-religious-tolerance/#respondThu, 16 May 2013 21:30:47 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=45510Rice University has received a $28.5 million gift from Houston philanthropists Dr. Milton and Laurie Boniuk to establish an institute that promotes religious tolerance.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2013/05/16/28-5-million-gift-to-rice-university-will-establish-boniuk-institute-for-the-study-and-advancement-of-religious-tolerance/feed/0‘Epiphany in All Eyes’ mural unveiledhttp://news.rice.edu/2013/03/04/epiphany-in-all-eyes-mural-unveiled/
http://news.rice.edu/2013/03/04/epiphany-in-all-eyes-mural-unveiled/#respondMon, 04 Mar 2013 17:18:57 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=41316A 7-by-64-foot mural titled "Epiphany in All Eyes" was unveiled March 2 at Houston’s Bread of Life homeless shelter.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2013/03/04/epiphany-in-all-eyes-mural-unveiled/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2013/03/0304_MURAL-b.jpgRice’s Boniuk Center and high school students to unveil mural March 2 at Bread of Life homeless shelterhttp://news.rice.edu/2013/02/26/rices-boniuk-center-and-high-school-students-to-unveil-mural-march-2-at-bread-of-life-homeless-shelter/
http://news.rice.edu/2013/02/26/rices-boniuk-center-and-high-school-students-to-unveil-mural-march-2-at-bread-of-life-homeless-shelter/#respondTue, 26 Feb 2013 22:52:30 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=41074Two dozen Houston-area high school students who explored the theme of a lifelong spiritual quest through painting will unveil their creation -- a 7-by-64-foot mural titled "Epiphany in All Eyes" – at 3 p.m. March 2 at the Bread of Life homeless shelter.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2013/02/08/rices-boniuk-center-and-asia-society-texas-to-host-rare-intrafaith-dialogue-on-islam-feb-21/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2013/02/0211_ISLAM-b.jpgBoniuk Center contest inspires Rice junior to pen story of religious tolerancehttp://news.rice.edu/2012/05/04/boniuk-center-contest-inspires-rice-junior-to-pen-story-of-religious-tolerance/
http://news.rice.edu/2012/05/04/boniuk-center-contest-inspires-rice-junior-to-pen-story-of-religious-tolerance/#respondFri, 04 May 2012 14:26:18 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=27692They may not be Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent, but the figures featured in the Boniuk Center’s recent comic book contest are no less heroes than their costumed counterparts. The most notable of these figures is Irena Sendler, the subject of Duncan College junior Farrah Madanay’s winning entry.

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http://news.rice.edu/2012/03/09/interpretation-of-tolerance/#respondFri, 09 Mar 2012 15:23:16 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=23427A group of Houston-area high school students unveiled a four-piece mural as part of the second annual Sacred Sites Quest organized by Rice University’s Boniuk...

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2012/03/09/interpretation-of-tolerance/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2012/03/0309_MURAL-b.jpgRice’s Boniuk Center to unveil mural March 3 at Museum of Cultural Arts Houstonhttp://news.rice.edu/2012/03/01/rices-boniuk-center-to-unveil-mural-march-3-at-museum-of-cultural-arts-houston-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2012/03/01/rices-boniuk-center-to-unveil-mural-march-3-at-museum-of-cultural-arts-houston-2/#respondThu, 01 Mar 2012 19:39:08 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=21887What does a religiously and culturally tolerant society look like? A group of Houston-area high school students answered that question by painting a four-piece mural...

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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:26:22 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=21850David Ruth 713-348-6327 david@rice.edu What does a religiously and culturally tolerant society look like? A group of Houston-area high school students answered that question by...